This injection-moulded kit contains 35 parts and 7 clear parts (the cockpit canopy and the fuselage windows). A comprehensive instruction leaflet and a decal sheet are included.
Description
Colour schemes included in the kit:
1) Sikorsky HUS-1 (UH-34D) Seahorse, BuNo 150219 (c/n 58-1559), Black 20-YP20, HMM-163 (Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron) “Ridge Runners”, 3rd Marine Air Wing (MAW), U.S. Marine Corps, Phu Bai Combat Base, Vietnam, October 1966 – July 1967
2) Sikorsky HUS-1 (UH-34D) Seahorse/“Kingbee”, BuNo 148060 (c/n 53-1173), RK 48060, 217th Helicopter Squadron, 74th Tactical Wing, South Vietnamese Air Force (Không lực Việt Nam Cộng hòa, KLVNCH), Binh Thuy Air Base, Vietnam, 1965-69
3) Sikorsky S-58 (H-34G.III/CH-34A), No.15796 (c/n 58-1657), White 42, No.124 “Rolling Sword” Squadron (Tayeset), Israeli Air Force (IAF, Kheil HaʼAvir), Israeli Defence Force, Palmachim Airbase, Israel, 1967
4) Sikorsky H-34A, c/n 58-354 (SKY-354), Yellow 58354 LQ, Escadrons d’Hélicoptères Lourds (EHL) 1/58, Escadre d’Hélicoptères (EH) n°3, French Air Force (Armée de l’Air), Air Base (BA) 142 Boufarik, Algeria, 1957-59
The Sikorsky UH-34 or H-34 (another designation: S-58) was a single-engine, multi-purpose helicopter of American production, with a metal, half-shell structure in a classic configuration with a main rotor and a tail rotor on the beam. The drive was provided by a single Wright R-1820-84 radial engine with 1525 hp. The flight of the first prototype took place in 1954, and serial production in the USA was carried out in the years 1954-1970. In Great Britain, the H-34 was manufactured by Westland under the name Wessex. It is estimated that about 2,100 copies of the ego helicopter were built.
The H-34 was created as a very far-reaching development of the Sikorsky UH-19 helicopter. First of all, the shape of the hull was completely changed, but the layout with the engine in the nose, in front of the transport compartment, was kept. The engine and the main rotor were also changed. The avionics were also modified. The result was a machine that resembles the UH-19 externally, but has greater lifting capacity and performance. Many development versions were created in the course of serial production. The basic version was the H-34A, which was a strictly transport machine. Later, a version of the HSS-1 Seabat was created, created for the US Navy for anti-submarine warfare (ZOP). A special version was also created for the US Coast Guard, designated HUS-1G. The Sikorsky H-34 turned out to be a successful machine, which enjoyed great interest among foreign buyers. The machine was exported to, among others, Argentina, Brazil, Belgium, France, Israel and Germany. The Sikorsky H-34 took part in, among others, the war in Algeria (1954-1962) and the Vietnam War (1964 / 1965-1975).
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